Britney Breaks Down in Documentary

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Britney Breaks Down in Documentary

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(Nov. 20) - Britney Spears' 90 minute documentary, 'For The Record,' takes fans on a whirlwind journey into the pop singer's life -- as she finally sets the record straight about her train wreck year and how she's picking up the pieces. While the candid footage includes humor (like the clip below), it is obvious that Spears' life is a well-oiled machine, and she barely has control.

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Britney Spears Impersonates Her Dad

Starting with her 2008 Video Music Awards appearance, the documentary follows Spears' crew closely. With Larry Rudolph and her father Jamie Spears constantly on hand, her life and career are planned like a intricate dance number. Spears stands back as her assistants plan her day and tell her where she'll be going. "When I tell them the way I feel, it's like they hear me, but they're really not listening," she says.

Aside from her daily life, Spears dives into her past, even bringing up former beau Justin Timberlake. She admits her break-up with Timberlake was the beginning of her downward fall.

"Justin was part of my magnitude. When he was gone, what was left?... I became lonely," Spears says. She details how she started trusting people, who were bad for her, but she was too lonely to see their damaging influence.

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Britney's Long and Wild Road

Britney's entire career has been one captivating story after another. Flip through for all the lowlights and highlights in the life of our biggest pop star.

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Britneys Wild Ride

Britney's entire career has been one captivating story after another. Flip through for all the lowlights and highlights in the life of our biggest pop star.

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February 16, 2007: Britney Spears shaves her head and gets two tattoos.

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Feb. 21: After swarms of paparazzi surround Britney when she tries to see her kids at Kevin Federline's place, she takes an umbrella and hits an empty car.

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February 9: Britney is seen clubbing in a blond wig.

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March 6: Britney is photographed at a local rehab center.

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April 13: Britney surprises everybody at club Parc in Hollywood when she arrives at midnight.

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April 23: Britney shows off her flat stomach as she goes dancing at Millenium dance studio in Hollywood.

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April 28: After dancing, Britney Spears goes to fast food restaurant Del Taco in Hollywood wearing lingerie. During the ride in the Mercedes convertible her hat flies away but not the wig.

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April 28: Britney Spears takes her Del Taco order to go.

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May 8: Britney Spears carries her son Sean Preston at Millenium Dance Studio.

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While she was able to move on from the "devastating" Timberlake break-up, her relationship with Kevin Federline was the final breaking point. She mentions that once Federline started working on his album, 'Playing With Fire,' he would "do things for himself, and I never saw him. Things got weird," she recalls.

"I didn't want to face the reality [of the divorce], so I just ran," Spears said. She began to make herself busy, creating her "dream home" in Los Angeles for her two children, Sean Preston and Jayden James. She chose to avoid dealing with their broken relationship and just "kept going."

While Spears appears to have the world at her fingertips, the fragile singer finally breaks down and cries, "I'm sad."

Spears says her life is "too in control... there's no passion, no excitement... it's really boring." Even though she's busy promoting the release of her album, 'Circus,' she admits she's scared because the success she sees now "might get taken away, so I decide to feel nothing."

Even during her promotional trip to New York City, Spears confronts the choices of her past while chatting about the city's allure with cast members from Broadway's 'In The Heights.'

"I lived in New York for two years," so coming back to the city is a "fantasy." She hesitates, with sadness in her eyes, as she tells them she'll never be able to live in the city again because "her babies' daddy still lives in L.A."

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Britney Spears Snapshots

Britney Spears performs at the Honda Center, marking her first arena tour in five years Sunday, April 19, 2009, in Anaheim, California. (Mindy Schauer/Orange County Register/MCT)

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Britney Spears creates a circus atmosphere at the Honda Center, marking her first arena tour in five years Sunday, April 19, 2009, in Anaheim, California. (Mindy Schauer/Orange County Register/MCT)

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Britney Spears performs at the Honda Center Sunday, April 19, 2009, in Anaheim, California. (Mindy Schauer/Orange County Register/MCT)

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This image provided by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department shows Miranda Tozier-Robbins who was arrested Thursday April 16, 2009 on charges of tresspassing outside Britney Spears' Calabasas, Calif., home. (AP Photo/Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department)

Iconix Brand Group, Inc. has unveiled the creative for its spring 2009 Candie's Only at Kohl's marketing campaign starring multi-platinum recording artist, Britney Spears. A full size, limited edition poster will appear exclusively in the April 15th issue of Us Weekly Magazine. (PRNewsFoto/Iconix Brand Group, Inc.)

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Britney Spears performs during "The Circus Starring Britney Spears" tour at Prudential Center on March 13, 2009 in Newark, New Jersey. "The Circus Starring Britney Spears" Tour in Newark - Show - March 13, 2009 Prudential Center Newark, NJ United States March 13, 2009 Photo by Exclusive Images-Jeremy Cowart/WireImage.com To license this image (56975621), contact WireImage.com

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Chained to her past, Spears says, "Even when you go to jail, you know, there's the time when you're gonna get out. But in this situation, it's never ending. It's just like 'Groundhog Day'... I'm having to pay for it for a really long time."

She adds that because of the media's constant scrutiny, she'll never be seen in the same light again. "I use to be a cool chick... but that vibe has been taken away."

'Britney Spears: For The Record' will air on Nov. 30 on MTV.

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